Disciplines

Pre-packed Advent Colour's owner revealed
The new owner of Advent Colour, the circa £8m turnover Andover-based commercial printer sold in a pre-pack deal a month ago, has been revealed in documents filed at Companies House.

Friedheim boosts range with two new deals
Friedheim International has secured two new distribution deals for binding and converting equipment.

Eventureworks boosts flexibility with second Roland
Eventureworks, the Falkirk-based printer of bespoke cycle jerseys and floor mats, has started running a second Roland VersaArt RE-640 wide-format printer, bought at last month’s Sign and Digital UK...

Deanprint benefits from improved makereadies following Wohlenberg investment
Stockport-based printer and bookbinder Deanprint’s investment in a Wohlenberg Quickbinder perfect binder and Trim-Tec three-knife trimmer has helped it to maintain its quality and market position.
Print provenance peril in W2P
Jo Francis finds herself in an unusual position - feeling sympathy for a politician.

Prestige brings digital inhouse with Linoprint
Prestige Sheldon in Birmingham has moved into digital printing with a Heidelberg Linoprint press to meet demand for shorter runs and personalisation.

Signmaster Systems becomes Seiko reseller
Signmaking equipment supplier Signmaster Systems has become a UK reseller for Seiko Instruments machines.

ImageData scores world first with Onset R40i buy at Fespa
Display printer ImageData Group has invested in the world’s first Inca Onset R40i UV flatbed printer at Fespa Digital 2014.

Versatile PP honeycomb material now 100% opaque
Imballaggi Protettivi showed a new variant of its hugely versatile Bubble Guard honeycomb polypropylene substrate at Fespa Digital last week.

Graphic Packaging completes Benson purchase
Graphic Packaging, the US-based packaging multinational, does not expect there will be “any major restructuring” at Benson Group after it completed its acquisition of the UK company.